Lajos Karasz

Lajos Karasz was Vice-Minister of the Interior of the Hungarian People's Republic.

Biography
Lajos Karasz was appointed Vice-Minister of the Interior of the Hungarian People's Republic during the Cold War, and he was responsible for giving Carlos the Jackal protection in Budapest during the 1970s. Due to Carlos' feared reputation as a terrorist, Karasz wanted reports on his activities to ensure that he was not planning out any attacks in or from Hungary, and he had police spy on him; eventually, he had Carlos removed from Hungary because of his notoriety and the bad relations that Hungary could have with other countries should they find out that Carlos had asylum there.